Genesis 44:32 - Common English Bible

I, your servant, guaranteed the young man’s safety to my father, telling him, ‘If I don’t bring him back to you, it will be my fault forever.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For your servant became security for the lad to my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

Let me be your very own servant, for I accepted this one into my trust, and I promised, saying: 'Unless I lead him back, I will be guilty of a sin against my father for all time.'

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Let me be that proper servant, who took him into my trust, and promised, saying: If I bring him not again, I will be guilty of sin against my father for ever.

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